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  President Romney’s Cabinet: Who Would He Choose?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  If Gov. Romney wins the election, his Cabinet will take a very different direction on economic policy than Obama’s. Here are some of the choices to head those key posts.

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  The Election and Advisors: FPA’s Dan Barry Reports, and Predicts

  By Dan Barry, FPA  |  October 25, 2012

  Looking at next year’s advocacy agenda for FPA, much depends on the election and who is placed in key positions. A rundown of the big issues for planners, and what different election scenarios mean for those issues.

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  Best and Worst 529 College Plans for 2012: Morningstar

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 18, 2012

  What’s striking this year is the big pool of winners, a reflection of the improvement in the 529 industry since it hit bottom in 2008—and seven of the 27 medalists are advisor-sold.

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  Sen. Schumer: ‘Scrap’ Simpson-Bowles in Fiscal Cliff Talks, Raise Top Tax Rates

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 9, 2012

  Schumer says “old style” tax reform is now obsolete because there are two new conditions that exist today that didn’t exist when the Tax Reform Act of 1986 was passed: “a much larger, more dangerous deficit, and a dramatic increase in income inequality.”

• America’s Edge

  By Alexei Bayer  |  September 25, 2012

  If the 2012 election campaign has plunged you into depression and convinced you that this country is going down the drain, an antidote could be a tour of a college or university campus.

• Generating Strong Returns

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  September 25, 2012

  Despite the overall market’s swings from risk-on to risk-off in response to a slow U.S. recovery, Europe’s ongoing crisis and the Fed’s decision to hold rates at extraordinarily low levels, electric utilities have continued to provide solid total returns for growth-and-income investors seeking lower volatility.

• Service Strength

  September 25, 2012

  Water Utilities

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  11 Key Congressional Committees for Advisors to Worry About

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2012

  As the election approaches, not just the White House and Congress are in play, but also control of congressional committees important to advisors and others in the financial services sector.

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  7 U.S. Presidents Who Flopped Financially

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  September 6, 2012

  Becoming president doesn’t mean you’re as successful with your money as with your career. AdvisorOne spotlights seven who flopped financially.

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  Fiduciary Rule Backers Renew Critique of Oliver Wyman Study

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 31, 2012

  Proponents of a fiduciary standard for IRA advisors, including Barbara Roper of the Consumer Federation of America, are once again crying dirty pool over a widely reported study.